Rachel Petersen
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
4810 Whitesport Circle SW Huntsville Alabama, 35801About
Dr. Rachel Petersen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Petersen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Petersen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Petersen can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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